hello and Welcome
we have had some lengthy discussions and shared experiences of Ivermectin here on the forum.
i will find and post a link to that thread below - but on a safety note pleas be aware that although the drug is widely used - almost all of the safety data comes from its use as a antiparasitic - which means it is taken very short term only - and little is known about
its safety profile if take in these doses long term. the immune regulating dosages are typically 12mg 1x PER WEEK and
there are reasons to be cautious as there are risks to those with impaired blood brain barrier function - and lyme patients may well be in this category - as Lyme damages the blood brain barrier to some extent - raising concerns about
susceptibility to CNS damage.
i am taking it myself and believe it has some mild immune regulating functions that can be helpful in lyme disease - at the 12mg 1x per week dosage
whilst it is a good broad spectrum antiparasitic drug that is proven effective for parasites such as nematodes and helminths, i am not aware of any scientific evidence supporting Ivermectin as a primary antimicrobial treatment for lyme disease causing borrelia.
there are some studies investigating its use in babesia - but these were using perhaps 50 or 100x the doses typical in humans and even at these doses it was only partially effective.
i am not aware of any studies supporting its use for Bartonella either
based on the above - you may wish to review the antimicrobial strategy for lyme and the other infections
more typical bartonella drugs are
-a macrolide at high doses such as azithromycin or clarithromycin
combined with
-rifampicin or other persister drug or cephalosporin like cipro
lyme disease is typically treated with combinations of 2-3 or more antibiotics also
there are many possible combinations
often a tetracycline type antibiotic like doxycycline with a macrolide and often a third like a cephalosporin or persister agent like dapsone etc - there are a lot of options to choose from - but using combinations of drugs with demonstrated ability to kill lyme spirochetes in vitro and lab animals.
babesia is a different type of organism and is typically treated with all together different strong anti-malarial drugs - like mepron and quinine derivatives
Post Edited (Garzie) : 8/18/2021 3:41:54 AM (GMT-6)